Interpretations of the book of Revelation are numerous and varied. The preterist view focuses on first-century social analysis of John's environment. The church-historical view sees the Revelation as a prophetic survey of the history of the church. The futurist view sees the book as a precise prediction of unfolding events in the yet-to-come end of the world. The trouble with all three, argues J. Ramsey Michaels, is that they make the Revelation of John irrelevant to Christians throughout much of history. Failing to take seriously what John saw, such interpreters do not comprehend the value of the Revelation to Christians in any age. Michaels strives to recapture the Revelation as a prophetic letter of testimony, a testimony as relevant to today's church as it was to John's as it faces evil and looks for the victory of the Lamb.
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J. Ramsey Michaels (Th.D., Harvard) is retired after many years of teaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Southwest Missouri State University. He teaches occasionally as an adjunct professor at Bangor Theological Seminary, Portland, Maine and as a visiting professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena.
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Retired seminary professor Michaels has written a sound commentary, as you would expect coming from IVP. He has the advantage of having taught Revelation over many years in seminary, college, and church; the result is a mature reflective commentary. The commentary is not over technical, or large, there are useful footnotes as required and he comments on a passage rather than verse by verse. His writing style is a bit like D M Lloyd Jones so he is not a quick skim. It is meant to be read as a book and not dipped into. The text of Revelation is in italics and appears in small sections or individual words as he discusses a passage. The commentary could do with more detail, but as he says "writing a book, like making fine sculpture, is about knowing what to leave out" and this is a commentary that needs to be savored not gulped. The commentary would be useful to the pastor having the time to study and digest the passages, especially for those who have not preached beyond Rev 3. At the time Revelation was written the greatest danger to the church was complacency just as it is today.
I found his transformation of the seven trumpets to the two witnesses to be interesting; the first being unsuccessful while the second successful in achieving repentance among some of the earth's inhabitants.
Worth getting for the pastor and the scholar, but not my first choice for the student, try Osborne, Mounce, Krodel or Ladd.
I found his transformation of the seven trumpets to the two witnesses to be interesting; the first being unsuccessful while the second successful in achieving repentance among some of the earth's inhabitants.
Worth getting for the pastor and the scholar, but not my first choice for the student, try Osborne, Mounce, Krodel or Ladd.
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Michael's is probably now best well known for his behemoth work on John in the NICNT, but this short (only 265 pages, on revelation?), commentary on Revelation is worth a read and having on the shelf. I would recommend it to more lay people than scholars, as I am partial to David Aune's very scholarly 3 volume set in the Word series. Michaels gives just intro material here and I think one would need something more to supplement (Aune). However, IVP publishing is a great publisher, so it can be trusted. Overall, 3 out of 5 stars.
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Michael's commentary deciphers the challenging text of The Book of Revelation. His work is not exhaustive, nor should it be given the purpose of the IVP Commentary Series. His comments elucidate the difficult without confusing the reader. Scriptural continuity is maintained while conservative textual elaboration is affirmed.
We use this commentary for a small men's group discussion. When stumped or for simple clarification, we refer to Revelation by J. Ramsey Michaels.
We use this commentary for a small men's group discussion. When stumped or for simple clarification, we refer to Revelation by J. Ramsey Michaels.
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Good Revelation Commentary
This is a good conservative commentary that sticks to what is coorelated in the rest of the Bible without taking a specific approach to end times theology. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Michael D. Herrington
IVP on rev
Normally i use IVP commentaries a lot in teaching but this one is a little short on links in OT to Opinions in Rev. For teaching purposes i did not find this book worth it's use./
Published 22 months ago by Wilson M. Harper
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trumpet series, testimony ofjesus, maddening wine, beast from the sea, seven congregations, fifth trumpet, sixth trumpet, four trumpets, seventh trumpet, mighty angel, seven last plagues, third woe, scarlet beast, first beast, sixth seal, three trumpets, seven angels Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, Roman Empire, Mount Zion, Lord God Almighty, Hebrew Bible, Lord's Day, Asia Minor, Holy Spirit, Mount Sinai, God of Israel, Lord Jesus, Old Testament, Sovereign Lord, Codex Alexandrinus, John the Baptist, Red Sea, Son of God, Ecclesiastical History, Gospel of John, Jesus of Nazareth, Jewish Messiah, John's Gospel, Judaizing Gentiles, Possibly John, Against Heresies New!
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- John Bunyan by Roger Sharrock on page 122, page 127, and Back Matter
- Moby Dick (French Edition) by Herman Melville on page 100
- The New Testament by Frank Schaffer Publications on page 219
- Commentary on the Apocalypse by Moses Stuart in Back Matter
- Revelation (New Testament Guides) by John M. Court in Back Matter
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